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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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